FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Panoblu’s FAQ answers key questions about its 360° infrared marine camera system covering features like full darkness visibility, real-time and recorded footage, system integration, thermal imaging, mobile access, and more. If you have any questions not listed, please dont hesitate to get in touch.
General Overview
Yes. The Panoblu IR system delivers full 360° thermal night vision, enabling visibility even in total darkness with no ambient light.
Yes. Panoblu is compatible with major bridge systems and marine displays and supports ONVIF, WebRTC, and HTML5-based interfaces.
Yes. Both SeaView and Panoblu IR are designed specifically for marine conditions and are fully weather-sealed and corrosion-resistant. As a solid state system there is also no chance of the motors or motion objects seizing up due to salt deposits.
Yes. Panoblu systems can be installed on motor yachts, sailing yachts, explorer vessels, during the build and refits – using mast, hardtop, or custom mounting solutions.
Absolutely. Its thermal and low-light capabilities make it ideal for detecting ice, debris, or small objects in remote environments.
Yes. Live and recorded 360° video can be accessed from onboard devices or remotely (if connected to the vessel’s network and set up).
Panoblu captures 5.7K high-resolution 360° video and thermal imagery optimized for clarity and performance across multiple zoom levels.
Yes. Panoblu supports role-based permissions, allowing captains or engineers to restrict or enable access as needed.
Yes. If connected to the internet, the system can be accessed remotely for monitoring, diagnostics, or support if so set up.
Yes. The thermal and panoramic views are invaluable for MOB search, with potential for AI-based detection support in future updates.
Yes. Users can export snapshots or video clips with time and location stamps for security or operational review, if they have the assigned permissions to do so.
Yes. It provides a full 360° perimeter view, supporting gangway monitoring, tender traffic, and guest safety at berth.
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Yes. With thermal detection, panoramic visibility, and navigational overlays, it offers a powerful tool for situational awareness and collision avoidance.
Panoblu IR can detect people, vessels, floating debris, wildlife, and other heat-emitting/reflecting objects, even in darkness or through fog. It can detect better than 0.3° temperature difference.
Performance & Capabilities
Yes. Panoblu systems are designed to operate continuously in all conditions, at anchor or underway, in daylight, darkness, or poor visibility.
Both. Panoblu delivers a live real-time stream and also records panoramic video for review, playback, or export.
Yes. Panoblu records a continuous panoramic log that can be indexed by time, location, or event for later review. Expanded storage and cloud backups are available options.
Panoblu systems are equipped with high-capacity SSD storage and can archive weeks of continuous panoramic video. The on camera 2 TB system should support up to 2 months worth of optimised footage.
Panoblu systems include onboard recording and buffering, so footage is retained even during network outages.
Integration & Compatibility
Panoblu can ingest NMEA data for contextual overlays, with radar and AIS overlay integration available via third-party platforms or custom setup.
Panoblu IR systems are factory calibrated and auto-correct for environmental changes to maintain consistent imaging.
Yes. Panoblu IR integrates with existing marine bridge systems and displays, showing thermal and visible feeds side-by-side or separately.
Yes. The system can offer dual-mode viewing—thermal and visual—giving users a complete picture of their surroundings regardless of conditions.
Hardware & Installation
Yes. With solid-state construction and no moving parts, Panoblu is inherently robust and vibration-resistant. Its Carbon Fibre construction is ideally suited to the harshest of environments.
It runs on standard 12/24V DC marine power, or 110/220V AC power converted to 60-75W PoE++ depending on installation preferences.
Yes. Panoblu systems are CE compliant and designed to meet additional maritime standards.
User Experience & Access
The interface is intuitive, touch-friendly, and runs on marine MFDs, tablets, or computers, offering pan, zoom, timeline, and snapshot features. It can even be viewed on the crews mobile devices if you so choose.
Yes. Multiple stations can simultaneously access and control the camera feed, including bridge, ECR, security office, or iPads, and many more.
Yes. Panoblu SeaView Features offer a guest-friendly mode where panoramic photos and videos can be captured and shared post-journey.
Yes. Remote or onboard training is available to ensure captains, officers, and ETOs are fully equipped to use the system.
Panoblu comes with a standard 1-year warranty, with extended options available for private yachts, commercial fleets or new builds.
Thermal Infrared & Situational Awareness
Thermal infrared imaging detects heat emitted or reflected by objects, allowing visibility in total darkness, fog, smoke, or other obscured conditions.
Thermal imaging detects heat signatures, whereas traditional night vision amplifies available light, using typical red or green light sources around the lens.
Yes. The system is designed to detect even small heat-differentiated objects, such as floating debris or a person overboard.
Thermal imaging is less affected by weather than visible light cameras. It works well through haze, light fog, and darkness, but heavy rain can slightly reduce contrast.
Yes. Panoblu IR functions equally well during daylight and nighttime, providing continuous thermal awareness regardless of light conditions.
Detection range depends on object size and conditions, but Panoblu IR provides 360° coverage with meaningful detection out to hundreds of meters.
Absolutely. Thermal vision reveals potential hazards like floating logs, ice, or unlit boats that are invisible to the naked eye at night.